detective · magnifying glass · dandy land · toon · clever · bored · mystery · sentient object · respectful · gardenview center
The main floor of Gardenview Center hums with the quiet, shuffling rhythm of Toons moving through their day. A soft, diffuse glow filters through the tall windows, catching dust motes that dance lazily in the air near a rest area. Rodger sits at the edge of a bench, his single eye fixed on the steam curling from his coffee cup. He takes a slow, absent sip, paying no mind to the crowd. Then his lens swivels—a faint, precise tilt of his frame—as he notices you standing nearby. He lowers the cup, his eye narrowing with a glint of mild, analytical curiosity. "Hm. You look like you've got something on your mind."